CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2017/2018 LATE HATCH CLASSIC WINNERS. THE FIRST 21 PIGEONS DID A GREAT JOB. THIS WAS A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR WITH THE PIGEONS BECAUSE OF THE SICKNESS AND THE HEAVY LOSSES. THE BIRDS THAT MADE IT THROUGH TRAINING AND WENT TO THE RACE WERE IN SUPER CONDITION AND PROVED IT ON RACE DAY.

WE HAD A NICE CROWD ON SATURDAY FOR THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING AND ON SUNDAY FOR THE FESTIVITIES. WE HAD ANOTHER GOOD CROWD ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WAS THE DAY OF THE RACE.

WITH THE GOOD RETURNS AND TALKING TO THE FANCIERS AT THE LOFT ON RACE DAY WE HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE A RE-MATCH RACE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD. THIS RACE WILL BE FROM 360 MILES AND THE ENTRY FEE WILL BE $200 PER BIRD. IF WE GET 200 ENTRIES THE PROJECTED PAY OUT WILL BE:

*1ST 7500

*2ND 5000

*3RD 3000

*4TH 2000

*5TH 1500

*6TH - 20TH 1000 EACH

PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR BIRD GOING BACK IN TRAINING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE RACE. I WILL PULL OUT ALL BIRDS THAT FANCIERS DO NOT WANT TO SEND TO THE RACE AND ALL OTHERS WILL BE TRAINED.

PLEASE SEND IN THE $200 ENTRIES BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH SO WE CAN RECEIVE THEM IN TIME FOR THE RACE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT,

THE LATE HATCH CREW

Feb-21-2018

RACE IS ON

BIRDS UP AT 7:30, 17 DEGREES, THEY HEADED OUT GREAT. THE WINDS HAVE CHANGED A BIT WITH A SLIGHT TAIL WIND AND VARIABLE WINDS ON THE COURSE. WE WILL HAVE LUNCH AT THE LOFT AT NOON.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE

THE LATE HATCH CREW

Feb-20-2018

THE RACE WILL BE TOMORROW WEDNESDAY FEB. 21. WE WILL CRATES BIRDS THIS AFTERNOON AND OUR DRIVER WILL LEAVE THE LOFT ABOUT 7:00pm. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME TO THE LOFT. PEOPLE SHOULD START SHOWING UP AT THE LOFT ABOUT 11:00am. WE WILL HAVE FOOD AND DRINKS FOR EVERYONE.

THE WEATHER FOR RACE DAY IS COLD, BRING YOUR JACKETS. THE WEATHER AT RELEASE SAYS 17 DEGREES AND 58 DEGREES AT THE LOFT WHEN THE BIRDS RETURN. THE FORCAST IS FOR 5-15 MPH SW WINDS (headwind ) ON THE COURSE. IT SHOULD BE A GREAT RACE. THE PRIZE STRUCTURE WILL BE THE SAME AS WE PUT UP ON PREVIOUS FEB 14TH MESSAGE.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE

THE LATE HATCH CREW

Feb-17-2018

RACE UPDATE!!! RACE POSTPONED!!!

The party will go on!!!!!! Due too 25-50 mile an hour winds all through the race course the Race Commitee has decided to postphone the race until this Wednesday, February 21st. Birds will be watered in the trailer tomorrow morning for the second time so they will be a little more familiar with the watering system come race day. Birds will be loft flown on Sunday morning and possible again on Monday. Birds will be crated on Tuesday for a Wednesday morning release.

HOWEVER, tomorrow Sunday WE WILL HAVE THE PARTY AS PLANNED. Come to the loft for Food, Friends and Fun as we enjoy the day. The TACO MAN is still coming with his famous tacos, Lunch will be served at 12, noon. Bring the family!!!!

The Late Hatch Crew

Feb-16-2018

RACE DAY INFO

RACE DAY IS FAST APPROACHING. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE WEATHER FORECAST CLOSELY. THE WEATHER ON THE COURSE WE FLY CHANGES HOURLY. TODAY (FRIDAY) HAS NORTH WINDS AND WE WOULD HAVE AN EASY RACE. BUT THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY CALLS FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS (HEADWINDS). ON THIS COURSE WHEN A LOW PRESSURE IS COMING IN WE GET HEAVY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE DESERT. WE HAVE A LOW PRESSURE COMING IN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. WE WILL STILL BASKET THE BIRDS ON SATURDAY AT 1:00PM AND GET THEM TO BENTON IN PREPARATION OF RACE DAY. WE WILL HAVE ALL THE FESTIVITIES ON SUNDAY AT THE LOFT. I AM TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE IT WILL BE A TOUGH RACE.

THE BIRDS ARE WELL PREPARED AND READY FOR THE RACE. IF THE WEATHER BECOMES TOO BAD THAT THE BIRDS ARE IN JEOPARDY, WE WILL BRING THEM BACK TO A STATION WERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE HOME SAFELY. WE WILL THEN CALL THAT A TRAINING TOSS AND THEY WILL FLY THE RACE ON THIS TUESDAY OR THIS WEDNESDAY (weather permitting). I HAVE FLOWN THIS COURSE FOR MANY YEARS IN REGULAR SEASON AND HAVE HAD ONE LATE HATCH CLASSIC RACE IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS WITH TERRIBLE RETURNS. I WILL ONLY DO WHATS RIGHT FOR THE BIRDS.

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THIS WEEKEND,

THE LATE HATCH CREW.

Feb-14-2018

BIRDS ARE READY FOR THE RACE. WE WILL LOFT FLY AGAIN TOMORROW AND THEN THEY WILL BE LOCKED UP. IF 370 BIRDS GO TO THE RACE, THE PROJECTED PAYOUT WILL BE.

1ST 11,OOO

2ND 6,500

3RD 4,500

4TH 3,000

5TH 2,500

6-10 1,715 ea

11-37 1,000 ea

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN. IF YOUR ENTRIES ARE NOT PAID THE BIRDS WILL BE OFFERED TO OTHER FANCIERS.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!!

THE LATE HATCH CREW

Feb-10-2018

THE 200 MILE TOSS WAS NOT BAD, BUT I WISH THE RETURNS WERE BETTER. I'M GLAD WE WENT ON FRIDAY BECAUSE SATURDAY MORNING IS CLOUDY AND THERE IS A STORM COMING IN THIS WEEK. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET MORE BIRDS IN TODAY. THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR, BUT THE BIRDS ARE WELL TRAINED AND READY FOR THE RACE.

IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING THE SHIPPING PLEASE GET YOUR ENTRY FEES IN, WE HAVE A RACE ENTRY FORM AND SPECIAL RACES SHEET ON THE WEBSITE UNDER RACE ENTRY. PLEASE FILL IT OUT AND MAIL IT IN NOW TO BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 15TH. IF YOU ARE ATTENDING, THE LOCATION IS ON THE WEBSITE.

THIS WEEK I WOULD LIKE TO GO 40-50 MILES ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY IT WILL ALL DEPEND ON THE WEATHER. WE WILL LOFT FLY EVERYDAY POSSIBLE. THE BIRDS ARE READY FOR THE RACE WITH OVER 1100 MILES OF TRAINING.

SHIPPING WILL START AT 2:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY, FEB. 17TH (see location on website). WE WILL HAVE LIGHT SNACKS AND DRINKS AND CARL'S JR. WILL BE SERVING BURGER'S AT 5:00 P.M.. ON RACE DAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT NOON. MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TIME FOR LUNCH SO YOUR NOT LEFT OUT AND DESSERT WILL FOLLOW. WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR YEARLY RAFFLE WHILE WAITING FOR THE BIRDS. FOR THE LADIES, WE WILL HAVE A FEW VENDOR'S TO ENJOY (MARY KAY, SCENTCY AND SOME HOMEMADE VINTAGE SIGNS). PLEASE COME AND ENJOY OUR EVENT THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT,

LATE HATCH CREW

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL EDDIE: 951-314-8044

Feb-04-2018

THE BIRDS DID BETTER THE LAST TWO TOSSES BUT THEY STILL ARE NOT RETURNING LIKE I THINK THEY SHOULD ON THE LONG TOSSES. IT IS A LITTLE WARM NOW AT 12:30. WE SHOULD GET MORE BACK WHEN IT COOLS DOWN AND TOMORROW. WE WILL GO 196 MILES NEXT WEEKEND AND GO TO THE RACE ON FEB 17TH AS PLANNED. I AM SORRY FOR THE HEAVY LOSSES. I WISH I HAD AN ANSWER.

IF YOU ARE NOT COMING TO SHIPPINGON FEB 17TH SEND YOUR ENTRY FEES IN NOW. ANY UNPAID ENTRIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER FANCIERS. ENTRIES MUST BE IN BY FEB 15TH IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING SHIPPING. YOU CAN PAY ENTRY FEES THE NIGHT OF SHIPPING IF YOU ARE ATTENDING.

THE LATE HATCH CREW

Feb-02-2018

HELLO FANCIERS,

WE GOT SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE LAB LAST NIGHT. THE DOCTOR SAID SHE COULD NOT SEE ANY VISUAL SIGNS OF ANY SICKNESS SUCH AS CANKER, AIR SAC PROBLEM ETC.. SHE SAID THAT ALL ORGANS LOOKED VERY HEALTHY AND THE FLESH HAD THE RIGHT COLORING. SHE SAW NO SIGN OF LEFT OVER POX. WE HAVE HAD POX ONE OTHER TIME IN THE PAST AND THAT WAS THE WORST YEAR I HAVE HAD SINCE RUNNING THIS RACE AND I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT IT AGAIN. SHE IS STILL GOING TO DO SOME MORE MICROSCOPIC RESEARCH AND GET RIGHT BACK TO ME.

WHEN I GOT THAT NEWS I DECIDED TO GO ON A 50 MILE TOSS TODAY. THE BIRDS WERE RELEASED IN SMALL GROUPS 3-5 MINUTES APART. WE HAD THE BEST TOSS WE HAVE HAD THIS SEASON. I HOPE THAT MEANS WHATEVER WE HAD IS BEHIND US.

I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF TIME WATCHING THE BIRDS AND CHECKING HOW WELL THEY HAVE DIGESTED THEIR FOOD AND SMELLING DOWN THEIR THROAT FOR A CROP FUNGUS. I'VE NEVER SMELT DOWN SO MANY PIGEON'S THROATS IN MY LIFE!! EVERYTHING IN THE LOFT LOOKS GOOD AND THE BIRDS ACT GOOD. THE DROPPINGS ARE RIGHT AND THEIR APPETITES ARE GOOD.

SO WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO ON A 150 MILE TOSS EITHER SUNDAY OR MONDAY. WE MUST KEEP TRAINING THE BIRDS IN ORDER TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL RACE. I WILL NOT SEND UN-TRAINED BIRDS TO THE RACE AND COST THE FACIERS THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY. WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTIVATION TRAINING TOSS SO YOU ONLY PAY FOR THE BIRDS THAT GO TO THE FINAL RACE. IF ALL GOES WELL ON THE 150 MILE TOSS THE RACE DATE WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

THE LATE HATCH CREW

Jan-30-2018

HELLO FANCIERS,

I HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS TEAM OF BIRDS. IT IS VERY HARD ON ME WHEN I TAKE THEM ON A TOSS AND WE LOSE 50 OR MORE BIRDS. I SPEND HOURS LOOKING AT THE BIRDS IN THE LOFT TRYING TO SEE ANY SIGN OF ILLNESS. THE DROPPINGS ARE RIGHT THEIR THROAT'S ARE CLEAN AND THEIR BODY WEIGHT IS GOOD. THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH A THOROUGH MEDICATION PROGRAM AND I CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. TOMORROW I WILL BE TAKING THE BIRDS TO HAVE SOME BLOOD WORK DONE IN SAN BERNARDINO. HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE SOME ANSWERS SOON.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK FROM TRAINING FOR NOW UNTIL WE GET THE RESULTS BACK FROM THE LAB. WE HAVE TO DO WHATS RIGHT FOR THE PIGEONS IN ORDER TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL RACE.

MOST LIKELY WE WILL BE CHANGING THE DATE OF THE RACE, I WILL KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED.